July 31, 2015

Update (11:47am): According to ESPN's Buster Olney, the Blue Jays are talking to the Phillies about Revere, but aren't interested at the current asking price. The Phils are still in discussions with another team that is currently unknown.

Addendum: The Blue Jays aren't interested in Ben Revere AT CURRENT ASKING PRICE; nothing current. PHI talking to some other team.

Original story: The trade deadline is inching closer and Ben Revere seems to be the next guy on the move for the Phillies. In the last few hours, Revere had been linked to the Orioles, but Baltimore instead went on to trade for Gerardo Parra, parting with their eighth best prospect, pitcher Zach Davies, in the process.

With the Orioles now out of the question for the Phillies outfielder, the Blue Jays are apparently in the hunt for Revere, which is a new development.

The Blue Jays have already added Troy Tulowitzki and David Price this week. Revere could be next. Currently, the Jays outfield consists of Jose Bautista, Kevin Pillar and Chris Colabello. The Jays hoped Michael Saunders would be their left fielder this season, but a knee injury has prevented that from happened.

If Revere gets dealt, the Phillies could realistically give outfield prospect Aaron Altherr an extended look. In 34 games at Triple-A, he's hitting .294 with six doubles, six homers, 25 runs scored and 29 RBI's.